In high school, English was one of the least important classes. ... This English class will help us students in many ways. ... Learning how to compose papers will also be very helpful now and in the future. ... Learning how to compose a paper will make the process a little easier. ... English will prepare students for the real world. ...
The first part provides students' insights on the responsibilities of college learning, necessity of developing effective study skills, and the importance of the effective use of the English language as the medium of instruction. It is good that the book provides an overview of what the college students should be facing while learning the subject. ... Various reading selections, non-prose materials and written exercises are also provided by the book to reinforce student's learning. ... Most of them are holder of A.B. in English while others finished their Secondary Education degree...
She would find the requirement to be both objectionable and oppressive, because of her negative mind-set about being forced into learning English in her passage. ... She believes that being forced to learn English in America is wrong, and alters part of your personal identity, just as learning academic voice through academic discourse could alter student's personal identities. ... Rodriguez would find the requirement to be valuable as well as empowering, because of his positive feelings concerning the benefit of assimilation to American culture and importance of learning English. ... T...
Teachers also play a positive role in learning how to write. ... She was taught how to write the letters of the English alphabet by a neighbor. She was a foreigner to the English language but was very proud to find that she learned faster than some people in his class. ... JS also recalls learning how to write from her three sisters. ... Learning to write is something very personal. ...
In Learning and Teaching (English 2000), students will be asked to consider topics such as how do we best learn, and what constitutes knowledge worth learning anyway? ... Your learning narrative should be a thoughtful meditation on yourself as a learner. ... Finally, your learning narrative might consider more than just your classroom experiences. ... A good learning narrative should have the following elements: 1. ... The final draft of your learning narrative must be at least 1200 words in length. ...
Orwell identifies many flaws in the English language as it is spoken and written today, and believes politics to cause its dilapidation. ... Orwell begins his essay by identifying many current problems found in the English language today. ... This is exemplified when Orwell states, "Modern English, especially written English, is full of bad habits which spread by imitation and which can be avoided if one is willing to take the necessary trouble- (482). ... His tone and diction soften to make the reader amenable to learning. ... Orwell believes politics cause the degradation of the English lang...
Course Description 1101 ENGL 1101 English Composition I (3-0-3) 3 semester credit hours. ... Prerequisites: Learning Support students who are required to take ENGL 0099 and/or READ 0099 must exit the requirement(s) before they can enroll in this course. ... Clayton State's Emphasis At Clayton State, English 1101 is designed to increase students' ability to construct academic written essays. ... These books are used for BOTH English 1101 and 1102 Fall 2013-Summer 2014 so please do not sell back your book at the end of English 1101. ... Portfolio Requirement Students are also required ...
At first, Baker was bored by anything that had to do with his English classes. ... When Baker was assigned to his third-year English class, he expected "another grim year in that dreariest of subjects " (4). ... Fleagle "had opened a door for him ", and ranked his eleventh grade English teacher, "among the finest teachers at the school " (4). ... One thing I found quite funny was after learning about the gas chambers, I was afraid for to bathe with the shower head because I thought that gas might come out and kill me. ... Despite that, learning about this helped me mature earlier and opened my...
In other words, Amy Tan believes that having a native language has negative effects on learning English. ... English has limited my possibilities with my native language. ... I was ashamed of her English. ... In his essay "Learning to Read and Write" he wrote that "That very discontentment which Master Hugh had predicted would follow my learning to read had already come, to torment and sting my soul to utterable anguish." Also that "I would at time feel that learning to read had been a curse rather than a blessing. ...
Colleges and Universities require incoming freshmen to take assessment tests to determine their placement in English and Math. ... After receiving my scores in the mail I learned that I was going to be taking a remedial Math and English course. ... When it came down to my English class I felt hopeless. The days that I have English there's always different assignments due. ... On the back of the syllabus was a page titled, "First Year Learning Goals." ...
I also have many weaknesses in English, such as writing research papers, essays, poems among other material. ... My two main objectives for this course are passing and most importantly learning. ... English 1301 and 1302 are required courses for me and have to get them accomplished at some time or another. I look forward to learning and getting myself organized for this course ...
Formal English is, for the most part, a written language. ... Informal English is the language spoken by most people every day. ... Another genre of language is Popular English. ... Learning to write is not a natural extension of learning to speak. ... In our diverse society there needs to be a strong emphasis on encouraging equal acceptance of language learning from all cultures. ...
Many students going to college feel they "already know enough English to get on in the world without studying more - especially literature" (Watson). ... There are many people who believe that they can live in the world without learning any more English or Literature after high school. ... As they read literature, English students encounter examples of individuals who face choices about what is the right thing to do. ... These tools, learned in English classes, can be used in many facets of everyday life. ... Learning more about literature, especially non-western literature, helps stude...
School takes a lot of learning and hard work so you really, have to work hard and focus to get through it. ... Tomorrow, I will probably have an essay to write for English, and like I said earlier, I am going to have to apply my self. You always have papers in English; it's just a thing they do to warm up your brain in the beginning of the year. ... You may be wondering why I am telling you how to write an English paper, because you probably know how, but you see English is one of my favorite classes and it is essential that you break down your paper and organize it before you do anything...
This semester, leaving English 107, I came into English 108. ... It is full of more secrets and more adventures than English 107. In English 108, I step into a higher level of writing. ... Besides learning how to analyze an essay, I also learned how to do research and write controversial arguments. ... English 108 class, was a fanatic trip for me rather than a normal English writing class. ...
"For a people who are neither Spanish nor live in a country in which Spanish is the first language; for a people who live in a country in which English is the reigning tongue but who are not Anglo; for a people who cannot entirely identify with either standard (formal, Castillian) Spanish nor standard English, what recourse is left to them but to create their own language?... This is effective in her argument because the structure stress readers' emphasis on learning and exploring how one gets to the conclusion, instead of being given the conclusion and then underlying arguments on ...
Students spend more time there than in any other learning environment and there we can monitor students" performance in all four skills: speaking, listening, reading and writing. ... If they see that speaking English and participating are rewarded they will be more motivated to participate and try to use English. ...
A competent reader has the key to all future learning. ... The classroom is filled with word/labels in both English and Spanish. ... Drawings are symbols In addition, knowledge of word features along with principles of written English: left to right and top to bottom organization are focused on in the writing center. ... Puppet/Theater Center - These areas of the classroom would be theme based to facilitate different learning styles. ...
Although very dangerous, some courageous slaves made the very risky decision of breaking the law by learning how to read or write. ... This made slave masters very concerned and feel threatened, hence this is the reason the law against slaves learning to read and write was created. ... George was an immigrant who spoke little English, had a small amount of knowledge in reading and writing in English. ...
One time in first grade, we were learning about fairy tales, and we had to write one of our own that was one page in length. ... High school was a big shock for me because for the first time in my life I was in an English class with a real English teacher. ... The rest of high school English went by, and as usual, I dreaded whatever kind of writing assignment I had to face, especially since for the last four years, I had been hearing "you think this is bad, just wait till you get to your senior paper." ... I went in to my senior paper knowing that if I did not do well on it, I would not pass s...
Who is learning more, the student or the boy. ... Although a valid method of learning fact, he still looks not through his own eyes, but through the eyes of the lab. ... Percy suggests that, while the students studying their respective assignments are good, even necessary things, it would be equally important to have the biology student read a book of Shakespeare"s love sonnets, or have the English student explore the inner workings of the reproductive systems of a dogfish, for each would likely have a greater appreciation of their respective activities than the other, as they are not doing s...
My best writing was done when I was not writing essays for English class, but when I was writing about topics I enjoyed. ... The Hispanic woman had access to public computers that helped her learn English faster, and surely not a personal computer at age twelve. ... In "Learning to Read" he states, "In fact, prison enabled me to study far more intensively than I would have if my life had gone differently and I had attended some college....
In order to be a good writer, you have to use different writing techniques while learning how to take good, solid, and constructive criticism. ... All the knowledge I have gained can now be used for future english classes I take as well as my college essay and also job applications. ...
Washington's use of language and tones expresses to me, the reader, his amount of intelligence, by using speech that is without slang and is in perfect English, which allows his story to be easily read and understandable. ... I began to realize that he used slavery as, somewhat, his tool for learning and getting an education, which, in turn, helped him get through every tough time that he had. ...
